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English
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-swamp.ogg|Audio (US)
Noun
wikipedia
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- A type of wetland that stretches for vast distances, and is home to many creatures who have adapted specifically to that environment.
Translations
trans-top|type of wetland
Bosnian: t-|bs|mo�vara|f
Croatian: t|hr|mo�vara|f
Dutch: t+|nl|moeras|n
Estonian: soo, raba
Finnish: t+|fi|suo, t+|fi|räme
French: marécage m, marais m
German: t+|de|Sumpf|m, t+|de|Moor|n
Japanese: 沼� (���, numachi), 湿� (���, shicchi)
Latvian: purvs m
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Old Church Slavonic: t|cu|бла�о|tr=blato|n
Portuguese: pântano
Serbian:
Spanish: embalsadero m, pantano m
Swedish: myr c, kärr n, sumpmark c, mosse c
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See also
bog
marsh
moor
Verb
swamp
- To overwhelm; to make too busy or overrun capacity.
#: I have been swamped with paperwork ever since they started using the new system.
- To clear
#: 2006 New York Times
#:* Mr. Spitzer�s defeat of his Democratic opponent ... ended a primary season in which Hillary Rodham Clinton swamped an antiwar challenger for renomination to the Senate.
Translations
trans-top|overwhelm
Portuguese: t-|pt|afundar
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